IPS Advisors, Inc. is continuosly searching for ways to provide our clients with the tools they may need when receiving health care. There are several websites that patients can compare hospitals and the quality of each, free of charge. These websites provide different tools of comparison including:
- Patient Treatment Quality & Outcomes
- Recommended Care
- Doctor/Hospital Checklist
- Compare by Number of Treatments Performed
- Compare by Success Rates
The websites listed below offer these quality checks and many more:
Health Grades
More than 125 of the nation's largest employers and health plans, and more than 260 hospitals, rely on HealthGrades ratings and advisory services. HealthGrades provides free hospital quality ratings.
Texas Health Care Information Collection Center for Health Statistics
The DSHS Center for Health Statistics was established to provide a convenient access point for health-related data for Texas. Their objective is to be a source of information for assessment of community health and for public health planning.
Quality Check
Quality Check is a comprehensive guide to the nearly 15,000 Joint Commission-accredited health care organizations and programs throughout the United States.
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Provides information on how well the hospitals in your area care for all their adult patients with certain medical conditions.
Leap Frog
The Leapfrog Group is a voluntary program aimed at mobilizing employer purchasing power to alert America’s health industry that big leaps in health care safety, quality and customer value will be recognized and rewarded.
